Survival and physical activity in COPD: A giant leap forward!

Chest

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 279-281

  Wouters, Emiel F M ^a,b   Franssen, Frits M E ^b   Spruit, Martijn A ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CIRO+   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 80051531391     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-0521     Document Type: Editorial

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